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College Connection: ‘Virtuous Cycle’

Advertising in a campus recruiting office or staffing a booth at a college job fair isn’t enough for distributors that hope to successfully recruit the next generation of workers. This article examines how a deep relationship between a distributor and university program can yield innumerable benefits for the company, its recruits and the college it partners with – as well as the industry as a whole. Part 2 will look at how distributors use internships to bolster their position on college campuses and fast-track training for new hires.

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  • How industrial distribution programs got their start
  • Examples of how to go beyond college job fairs
  • Benefits of building a relationship with colleges

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Advertising in a campus recruiting office or staffing a booth at a college job fair isn’t enough for distributors that hope to successfully recruit the next generation of workers. This article examines how a deep relationship between a distributor and university program can yield innumerable benefits for the company, its recruits and the college it partners with – as well as the industry as a whole. Part 2 will look at how distributors use internships to bolster their position on college campuses and fast-track training for new hires.

This article includes:

  • How industrial distribution programs got their start
  • Examples of how to go beyond college job fairs
  • Benefits of building a relationship with colleges

Subscribers should log in below to read this article.

Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:

  • Manufacturing’s Millennial Dilemma
  • Succession Planning: Positioning for the Future
  • Making the Case for Social Media in B2B

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